Caleb British International School (CBIS), Abijo, Lagos, has emerged as the national champion of the Zenith Bank Future Innovators Challenge, winning the ₦5 million grand prize at the Zecathon 6.0 2026 innovation programme.
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The school secured the top position through a team of four senior secondary school students. Deborah Iweha, Makayla Inyere, Fife Alonge and Okeke Janelle, whose project, ReLearn, impressed judges and outperformed competing finalists from across Nigeria.
ReLearn is a student-developed digital platform designed to make educational materials more affordable and accessible by connecting families with unused textbooks that can be reused by other students. The idea emerged after the team conducted research involving parents and identified the financial pressure of purchasing textbooks for each academic session.
Team member Deborah Iweha said the platform was created to help families save money while ensuring that students have access to the books they need. Another member, Fife Alonge, explained that the initiative could help reduce educational inequality by making learning materials available to underserved communities at a fraction of their market price.
The project aligns with three United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, and Responsible Consumption and Production.
Organised by Zenith Bank in partnership with Beyond Limits, the Future Innovators Challenge is part of the Zecathon 6.0 programme. It seeks to encourage innovation, teamwork, problem-solving and technological creativity among senior secondary school students. The competition offers a combined ₦10 million prize pool for the top three schools, with ₦5 million awarded to the winner.
The Director of Caleb Group of Schools, Dr Oladega Adebogun, described the victory as a reflection of the institution’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation and character development. He said the achievement validated the school group’s investment in modern information and communications technology facilities, innovation laboratories and audiovisual learning resources.
Adebogun also acknowledged the contributions of the students’ parents, school management and staff, describing the victory as a collective achievement. The team received guidance from mentors in the Caleb British International School Young Entrepreneurs Club, alongside the school’s Head of Competition, Awoyemi Samuel.
With the prize money, the students plan to expand ReLearn beyond their school community and help more Nigerian learners access affordable textbooks.
The victory adds to a series of achievements recorded by the Caleb Group of Schools in 2026. Earlier in the year, Akota-Chika Serena of CBIS Magodo was recognised as the world’s best performer in IGCSE English, while Tolulope Israel Adekimi of CBIS Lekki earned the same distinction in IGCSE Mathematics.
The achievement highlights the potential of student-led innovation to address practical challenges in education and demonstrates how young people can use technology to develop solutions with social impact.
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